Cornell Expert Quotes
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"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."
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Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“The semiconductor chip shortage is an extremely important issue. As more automakers move to electrify their fleets, the higher the demand.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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"The Biden administration should seek a stay of this order, which contradicts the broad power to make enforcement decisions that the federal government generally holds."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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“Throughout most of Texas, the Southern part of the Midwest and the Gulf Coast, it is very unusual to design pipelines and midstream facilities (the problems here) or refineries and downstream facilities (not related to the power grid) for temperatures below freezing, as these temperatures are unusual, and the temporary interruption when they occur is considered bearable to facilitate lower investment in the fixed assets.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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Here’s why Texas gas pipelines can’t handle the cold (02/23/21)
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“When farms lose power, unless there is a backup generator, cows will miss one or more milkings. This results in not just lost milk on the days without power but lost production in future days, weeks and months because of the health problems that can follow. Following Winter Storm Goliath in 2015, milk production was lower for months in the affected regions as more cows were culled.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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"We are also coming off of a period of increased savings rates, and, while there has been tremendous suffering by people in the lower portions of the income strata, there are a large number of middle- and upper-class Americans with money to spend. Without additional support, these location-based small businesses, which have suffered the most, will be behind the eight ball once again compared to much more well-capitalized large businesses as the country starts to reopen."
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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“The U.K. Supreme Court’s decision recognizing that Uber drivers are covered by employment law protections is a major step in providing these workers with basic rights at work. It continues a trend we are seeing across Europe of countries recognizing that rideshare drivers are entitled to labor and employment law rights.”
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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UK Uber ruling highlights U.S.-Europe divide (02/20/21)
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“I think Facebook took quite a big risk here. Most basically, their decision to cut off news in Australia is a demonstration of their raw technical power and their willingness to use it for their own ends. It reminds me of Mr. Burns’ decision to block out the sun in the Simpsons movie – it stokes fear but also encourages resistance.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
Related Tip Sheet:
Facebook’s news feed block in Australia stokes fear, resistance (02/18/21)
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"Biden’s proposal to set up refugee processing in Central America is unusual but has historic precedent."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Biden immigration bill brings promise and peril (02/18/21)
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